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Kozhikode, Mar 22: As 58-year old Noorbeena Rasheed travels through the pocket roads of Kozhikode city seeking votes, the quite common question she is facing is not about her assurances, but why it took a gap of 25 years for the Indian Union Muslim League to field a woman candidate for the Assembly election fray. “I am fed up replying to this query again and again. Everything has its own time

A historic mosque located at Kalbadevi, an old neighbourhood in Mumbai, for the first time opened its doors for “non-Muslim brothers” on March 21, 2021, as part of its efforts to bridge the gap between communities. Dozens of people from different faiths were taken around the 18th-century structure of Juma Masjid, showcasing everything from the pond located in the downstairs main courtyard, to the

Bengaluru, Mar 22: In order to provide online coaching platform for students to prepare for Common Entrance Test (CET), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), the state government on Monday launched ‘GetCETgo’ platform close on the lines of last year’s initiative. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa launched the special online coaching platform in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Mar 22: Former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi should be booked for rape in connection with the sex scandal that became public earlier this month, said Siddaramaiah, Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka legislative assembly. Raising the sex scandal in the Assembly, the Congress veteran said that the sex scandal should be brought under an “independent inquiry” monitored by the Chief Justice

Mumbai, Mar 22: After a delay of close to one year due to the ongoing pandemic, the winners of 67th National Film Awards were announced today, March 22. Kangana Ranaut won the National Award in the Best Actress category for her films Panga and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. Manoj Bajpayee and Dhanush shared the Best Actor Award for their films Bhonsle and Asuran, respectively. The names of the

Mangaluru, Mar 22: In a heart-wrenching tragedy, a young engineer, who was heading for his office warming ceremony, lost his life in a hit-and-run accident in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The victim has been identified as Mazin (26), a resident of Madda near Bambila in Bantwal Taluk. Mazin had made all arrangements for the inauguration of his new office at Maddadka in

Mangaluru, Mar 22: Mohammed Tabish Hasan from coastal Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district has bagged the 10th rank in the final chartered accountancy (CA) examination held in January 2021. Tabish is the son of K Mohammed Iqbal and Tasleema couple from Uppinangady town near Puttur in the coastal district. Earlier, Tabish had represented India at the CA Students’ International Conference held at

India reported its most Covid-19 cases and deaths in months on Monday, on the first anniversary of the start of a chaotic nationwide lockdown that left many people jobless and shrank the economy. Authorities reintroduced some curbs to slow the spread of the virus, especially in Maharashtra, which accounted for nearly two-thirds of the 46,951 new infections and the majority of the 212 deaths. Some

Mangaluru, Mar 22: If the government includes more communities under the 2A category of backward classes, the actual backward classes will be deprived of reservation, according to Mangaluru MLA U T Khader. Speaking to media persons the former minister said: “If the government includes the Panchamasali community under Category 2A, then backward castes in Poojaru, Theeya, Ganiga, Gatti, Achari, and

If your Permanent Account Number is not linked to your Aadhaar card, your PAN card will turn useless from next month. The Central government had extended the deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar several times. Unless the government extends the deadline again, the last date to link the documents is 31 March 2021. All such PAN cards which are not linked to Aadhaar would be useless and declared